Weakness (CWE)
CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.
How to prevent it (8 mitigations)
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Implementation
When using a critical resource such as a configuration file, check to see if the resource has insecure permissions (such as being modifiable by any regular user) [REF-62], and generate an error or even exit the software if there is a possibility that the resource could have been modified by an unauthorized party.
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Architecture and Design
Divide the software into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully defining distinct user groups, privileges, and/or roles. Map these against data, functionality, and the related resources. Then set the permissions accordingly. This will allow you to maintain more fine-grained control over your resources. [REF-207]
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Architecture and Design, Operation
Run the code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software.
OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For example, java.io.FilePermission in the Java SecurityManager allows the software to specify restrictions on file operations.
This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of the application may still be subject to compromise.
Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.
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Implementation, Installation
During program startup, explicitly set the default permissions or umask to the most restrictive setting possible. Also set the appropriate permissions during program installation. This will prevent you from inheriting insecure permissions from any user who installs or runs the program.
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System Configuration
For all configuration files, executables, and libraries, make sure that they are only readable and writable by the software's administrator.
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Documentation
Do not suggest insecure configuration changes in documentation, especially if those configurations can extend to resources and other programs that are outside the scope of the application.
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Installation
Do not assume that a system administrator will manually change the configuration to the settings that are recommended in the software's manual.
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Operation, System Configuration
Ensure that the software runs properly under the United States Government Configuration Baseline (USGCB) [REF-199] or an equivalent hardening configuration guide, which many organizations use to limit the attack surface and potential risk of deployed software.
Source: MITRE CWE-732
987 results · Feed
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High 7.8CVE-2026-24291 Public exploit
Windows Accessibility Infrastructure (ATBroker.exe) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Windows Accessibility Infrastructure (ATBroker.exe) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Medium 5.8
Local Privilege Escalation Due to Writable Executable in Privileged Visionline Service Path
Incorrect Default Permissions, : Execution with Unnecessary Privileges, : Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ASSA ABLOY Visionline on Windows allows Configuration/Environment Manipulation.This issue affects Visionline: from…
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Medium 6.5
Incorrect Permission Assignment on power analyzer
An unauthenticated remote attacker who tricks a user to upload a manipulated HTML file can get access to sensitive information on the device. This is a result of incorrect permission assignment for the web server.
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Medium 5.5
Sensitive information disclosure due to improper configuration of a headless browser. The following products are affect…
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Medium 4.4
Credentials are not deleted from Acronis Agent after plan revocation. The following products are affected: Acronis Cybe…
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Medium 4.4
Credentials are not deleted from Acronis Agent after plan revocation. The following products are affected: Acronis Cybe…
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Critical 9.1
File Browser: TUS Delete Endpoint Bypasses Delete Permission Check
File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename and edit files. Prior to version 2.61.1, a broken access control vulnerability in the TUS protocol DELETE endpoint allows authen…
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High 8.5
World-Writable, Root Owned/Run `/etc/udhcpc/default.script` in IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver Leads To Potential LPE
Incorrect permission assignment (world-writable file) in /etc/udhcpc/default.script in International Data Casting (IDC) SFX2100 Satellite Receiver allows a local unprivileged attacker to potentially execute arbitrary commands with root privileges (local privi…
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High 7.1
IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver allows unprivileged modification of DNS configuration due to world-writable `/etc/resolv.conf`
IDC SFX2100 Satalite Recievers set the `/etc/resolv.conf` file to be world-writable by any local user, allowing DNS resolver tampering that can redirect network communications, facilitate man-in-the-middle attacks, and cause denial of service.
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Medium 6.6
Improper permission checks in Extension:NSFileRepo
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties, Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Hallo Welt! GmbH BlueSpice (Extension:NSFileRepo modules) allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs, Bypassing El…
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Medium 6.6CVE-2025-70342 Public exploit
erase-install prior to v40.4 commit 2c31239 writes swiftDialog credential output to a hardcoded path /var/tmp/dialog.js…
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High 7.8CVE-2025-70341 Public exploit
Insecure permissions in App-Auto-Patch v3.4.2 create a race condition which allows attackers to write arbitrary files.
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Medium 6.6
The following vulnerabilities, which may affect IBM Storage Scale when a directory has a specific ACL composition and could lead to improper execute permissions, have been remediated in Storage Scale versions 5.2.3.6 and 6.0.0.2
IBM Storage Scale IBM S through rage Scale 5.2.3.0 - 5.2.3.5, and IBM S through rage Scale 6.0.0.0 - 6.0.0.1 could allow a local user to unintentionally trigger additional permissions for resources in a way that allows that resource to be executed by unintend…
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Medium 5.2
HP System Event Utility – Denial of Service
HP System Event Utility might allow denial of service with elevated arbitrary file writes. This potential vulnerability was remediated with HP System Event Utility version 3.2.16.
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High 8.5
iBoysoft NTFS for Mac contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its privileged helper daemon ntfshelperd. …
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Critical 9.8
Junos OS Evolved: PTX Series: A vulnerability allows a unauthenticated, network-based attacker to execute code as root
An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in the On-Box Anomaly detection framework of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to execute code as root. The On-Box Anomaly d…
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High 8.5
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds 2.2.0.4 allows File Manipulation via a crafted network request.
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High 8.5
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds 2.2.0.4 allows File Manipulation via a crafted network request.
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Medium 6.8
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds 2.2.0.4 allows File Manipulation via a crafted network request.
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High 8.5
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds 2.2.0.4 allows File Manipulation via a crafted network request.
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High 8.5
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Owl opds 2.2.0.4 allows File Manipulation via a crafted network request.
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Critical 9.4
Kata Container to Guest micro VM privilege escalation
Kata Containers is an open source project focusing on a standard implementation of lightweight Virtual Machines (VMs) that perform like containers. In versions prior to 3.27.0, an issue in Kata with Cloud Hypervisor allows a user of the container to modify th…
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Medium 6.5
Insecure file permissions in Enforce Recovery Key Portal
Tanium addressed an insecure file permissions vulnerability in Enforce Recovery Key Portal.
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High 7.4
Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Concert Software.
IBM Concert 1.0.0 through 2.1.0 could allow a local user with specific knowledge about the system's architecture to escalate their privileges due to incorrect file permissions for critical resources.
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High 7.8
Glory RBG-100 Recycler System Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure File Permissions
Glory RBG-100 recycler systems using the ISPK-08 software component contain multiple system binaries with overly permissive file permissions. Several binaries executed by the root user are writable and executable by unprivileged local users. An attacker with …
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High 7.8
MobileGo 8.5.0 - Insecure File Permissions
Wondershare MobileGo 8.5.0 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows local users to modify executable files in the application directory. Attackers can replace the original MobileGo.exe with a malicious executable to create a new user ac…
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High 7.8
NextVPN 4.10 - Insecure File Permissions
NextVPN 4.10 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows local users to modify executable files with full access rights. Attackers can replace system executables with malicious files to gain SYSTEM or Administrator privileges through unaut…
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High 7.0
Incorrect permission assignment in AMD µProf may allow a local user-privileged attacker to achieve privilege escalation…
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Medium 6.7
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource for some System Firmware Update Utility (SysFwUpdt) for Intel(R) …
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Medium 6.7
Docker Desktop for Windows Incorrect Permission Assignment Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Docker Desktop for Windows contains multiple incorrect permission assignment vulnerabilities in the installer's handling of the C:\ProgramData\DockerDesktop directory. The installer creates this directory without proper ownership verification, creating two ex…
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Medium 5.5
HCL AION is susceptible to Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Root File System Not Mounted as Read-Only configuration vulnerability. This can allow unintended modifications to critical system files, potentially increasing the risk of system compromise or unauthorized changes.This issue affects AION: 2.0.
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Critical 10.0
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in iba Systems ibaPDA
A security issue has been identified in ibaPDA that could allow unauthorized actions on the file system under certain conditions. This may impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the system.
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High 8.8
WinAVR Version 20100110 - Insecure Folder Permissions
WinAVR version 20100110 contains an insecure permissions vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify system files and executables. Attackers can leverage the overly permissive access controls to potentially modify critical DLLs and executable file…
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Medium 6.7
pnpm has Path Traversal via arbitrary file permission modification
pnpm is a package manager. Prior to version 10.28.2, when pnpm processes a package's `directories.bin` field, it uses `path.join()` without validating the result stays within the package root. A malicious npm package can specify `"directories": {"bin": "../..…
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High 7.0
npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
npm cli Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of npm cli. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code o…
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Medium 5.0
Dell PowerScale OneFS, versions 9.5.0.0 through 9.5.1.5, versions 9.6.0.0 through 9.7.1.10, versions 9.8.0.0 through 9.…
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High 7.1CVE-2026-24049 Public exploit
wheel Allows Arbitrary File Permission Modification via Path Traversal
wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in PEP 427. In versions 0.40.0 through 0.46.1, the unpack function is vulnerable to file permission modification through mishandling of file permissions after extraction. The logic b…
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Medium 6.0
Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the read-only maintenance shell of Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to elevate privileges to root on the virtual appliance. This vulnerability is due to improper …
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High 8.4
License Service: Privilege escalation vulnerability
IBM Licensing Operator incorrectly assigns privileges to security critical files which could allow a local root escalation inside a container running the IBM Licensing Operator image.
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High 8.4
Laravel Valet 2.0.3 - Local Privilege Escalation (macOS)
Laravel Valet versions 1.1.4 to 2.0.3 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users to modify the valet command with root privileges. Attackers can edit the symlinked valet command to execute arbitrary code with root permissions without…